TEN-MAN Heybridge Swifts held on to grab a valuable victory. Swifts secured a 1-0 victory at Scraley Road against Waltham Abbey to put them up to 16th in the Ryman League division one north. Swifts took the lead on 14 minutes through Shamido
Brightlingsea secured a convincing victory away at Cray Wanderers. Ben Newson gave Brightlingsea the lead at Hayes Lane on 30 minutes. On 73 minutes the home side were reduced to ten men when Max Fitgerald was shown a red card. Regent made
Colchester United manager Tony Humes is pleased to have kept hold of Ipswich Town loanee Elliott Hewitt for another six League One fixtures. Hewitt has penned a deal that will keep him at the U's for a further month and give him a chance to extend
ADULT learners are being let down by Essex County Council, it is claimed. The adult community learning budget has been repeatedly cut, along with the range of courses available, and the standard has dropped from “outstanding” to “requires improvement
A SERVICE helping adults with learning disabilities has celebrated its first birthday. Woodlands Wellbeing and Activity Centre, in Recreation Road, Colchester, set up a series of new activities 12 months ago. Service users, right, and staff
AN alleged rape by a murderer, an alleged sex assault on a young girl and eight child abuse cases have been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission in the past fortnight. They are the latest to be referred and mean there are now
HEYBRIDGE Swifts boss Cliff Akurang is expecting a tough game tonight against Waltham Abbey. Swifts host Abbey in Ryman League division one north at Scraley Road and Akurang is conentrating on his side and not the visitors. He said: “They are
It is not easy to admit when mistakes have been made. But in a honest interview, the director of Colchester’s contemporary art gallery Firstsite has done just that. Matthew Rowe was speaking after the Arts Council scrapped the gallery’s three
HAS the Human Shrub returned? When Dave Harris, Colchester councillor for Berechurch, picked up his mail from Colchester Town Hall, he was unsettled by a large, dirty envelope which had been delivered by hand and appeared to have been trodden on
These photographs from the archives of Girlguiding Essex North East show how far the movement has come in its look, activities and events. However, the ethos remains the same, says Helen Venner, County Commissioner, and Guiding is as popular as
COLCHESTER Market's High Street move heralds a new era, according to the woman behind the plans. Emma Powell, Colchester Council market and street trader manager, admitted the market has become disparate. She also said her challenge is to make
ESSEX County Council Chief Executive Joanna Killian has resigned. The one-time highest paid official in the public sector is moving to the private sector. She is due to take up a role at KPMG. Leader David Finch said: “Joanna Killian has
FRUSTRATED residents hope last-ditch talks with a supermarket will stop it from extending its opening hours at a controversial store and becoming a “ghetto”. Tesco wants its Prettygate store, in Cotman Road, Colchester, to open from 7am to 11pm
NATIONAL experts have been brought in to tackle problems at Colchester General Hospital. Health regulator Monitor has stepped in to make sure the hospital trust improves by asking it to create plans to increase care and improve its finances.
Formations and their merits have been a common talking point among Colchester United supporters all season. So it was unsurprising perhaps that Tony Humes’ choice of tactics against Bristol City were a popular topic of discussion in the wake of their
DOCTORS say it is a miracle a teenage boy is alive after he was hit by car. Mitchell Blowers, 15, was walking in Brinkley Grove Road, Colchester, when a Hyundai Getz car mounted the pavement and hit him from behind. Amazingly, he walked out
COLCHESTER United covered the town in a blaze of blue and white. The U’s campaign aimed to encourage companies to get behind the team and to support its charities. Representatives of one of the charities, Headway Essex, joined players and mascot
MACAULEY Bonne has set his sights on more goals after making a triumphant return to Colchester United’s starting line-up. The 19-year-old striker, who had not previously started for the U’s since December 2013, bagged their second goal in a superb
